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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/AggressiveRegion4342 on 2026-05-26 05:44:09+00:00.

Just as the title says, I (F20) told my boyfriend(M23) his breath stinks. I’ve been with my bf for almost three years now and I’ve never had an issue with his breathing smelling bad until this recent month. I figured it was because he was sick and had an increase of tonsil stones maybe? I decided to keep quiet about it for a while, not wanting to bring it up in case he was already aware of it and was working on it. He’s really on top of his oral hygiene. I’d argue even better than I am at it. Anyways, it’s gotten to a point where I can’t ignore it and I don’t want to smell it anytime we are in each others space.

I love my boyfriend a lot. And I want to be able to kiss him and cuddle without having to breathe through my mouth or holding my breath.

So I brought it up to him. I think I may have been a bit insensitive, asking him what he was doing differently and saying he should clean out his tonsil stones. He got upset and called me rude and mean. I then made it worse by saying, “I’d want you to tell me if I had really bad breath.” To which he responded with, “thanks for letting me know that I have ‘really bad breath’”. And then left the room. He’s currently doing dishes and I feel incredibly horrible for how I went about it. I understand the why and just want to make it up with him.

TL;DR: I told my boyfriend his breath stinks and now he’s mad at me and thinks I was being rude.